{
  "id": 19924797,
  "title": "Policeman booked for allegedly aiding woman prisoner to escape in Islamabad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/policeman-booked-for-allegedly-aiding-woman-prisoner-to-escape-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T04:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044337/policeman-booked-for-allegedly-aiding-woman-prisoner-to-escape-in-islamabad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ISLAMABAD: A police officer has been arrested for allegedly aiding a woman prisoner to flee custody, according to police reports. The incident occurred at the district courts' parking in Islamabad, where the police claim Mujahid Squad Islamabad picked up beggars, including the woman. Following their arrest, the beggars were booked under sections 9 and 10 of the Prevention of Beggary Act and detained on November 10. The following day, a team of three police officers - a lady ASI, a lady constable, and a police driver - transported the beggars, along with the woman, to the assistant commissioner sub-divisional magistrate city's court for a hearing. After the hearing, the magistrate sentenced them to 60 days in prison. The police driver then took the group to the parking area to transfer them to Adiala Jail. However, the court order and the convicts were handed over to the police driver, while the lady ASI departed for the hearing of another case. The next evening, the police driver informed the ASI that all six convicts had been transferred to jail and delivered to jail administration. Nonetheless, upon verifying jail records on November 12, it was discovered that the woman beggar had not been received. Subsequent investigations, including an examination of CCTV footage, revealed that the police driver, in partnership with the woman's family, assisted her in escaping from the district courts' parking.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: A convicted woman prisoner allegedly escaped from police custody with the help of a police official at the district courts’ parking in Islamabad, police said. Following the incident, a policeman was booked for allegedly assisting the prisoner in her escape. The police said Mujahid Squad Islamabad police picked up some beggars, including the woman. All the beggars were later shifted to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}